Frequency: (709)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Irish (Connacht and Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhda ‘descendant of Dubhda’ (see Dowd).
GIVEN NAMES: Irish 9%. Cathal, Clancy, Eamon, Eamonn, Padraig, Ronan.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
